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Download full textKarp, Melinda Mechur; Bork, Rachel Hare – Community College Research Center, Columbia University, 2012
Increasing the number of young people who attain postsecondary credentials has become one of the primary educational objectives of the 2010s. While low college success rates are typically linked to students' lack of academic preparation for college and their subsequent need for developmental or remedial instruction, research suggests that even…
Descriptors: Higher Education, College Students, Credentials, Academic Persistence
Peer reviewedCohen, Yinon; Pfeffer, Jeffrey – Administrative Science Quarterly, 1986
Using a sample of 254 San Francisco Bay Area establishments, this study examines determinants of organizational hiring selectivity, including use of educational credentials, tests, and screening devices for both white and blue collar workers. Apparently, hiring standards reflect organizations' skill requirements and group preferences for these…
Descriptors: Credentials, Organizational Climate, Personnel Selection, Prerequisites
Brott, Ralph – 1984
This report explores issues surrounding the present governance structure of teacher credentialing in California and considers alternative structures to improve governance in the teaching profession. The study discusses the present credentialing structure, credentialing problems, and criticisms of the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, a body…
Descriptors: Accrediting Agencies, Certification, Credentials, Educational Improvement
Direct linkGarcia, Veronica – Harvard Educational Review, 2006
In this article, four urban high school students and their student leadership and social justice class advisor address the question, "What are high school students' perspectives on the 2001 No Child Left Behind Act's (NCLB) definition of a highly qualified teacher?" As the advisor to the course, Garcia challenged her students to examine…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, High School Students, High Schools, Personal Narratives
Andresen, Earl R. – 1990
Seventy-six deans from state supported regional colleges in Louisiana, Texas, Wisconsin, and Minnesota were selected for a study which showed that academic deans from different disciplines (College of Education and College of Arts and Sciences) perceive and have different expectations of the institution's public relations administrator. The study…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Characteristics, Attitude Measures
Peer reviewedAdelman, Alan; Somers, Patricia – Educational Record, 1992
Movement toward a North American free trade agreement has provided impetus for a similar academic common market. However, differences in educational structure and quality make integration difficult. Priorities must be articulated, financing cooperation arranged, credit transfers facilitated, and achievement measures coordinated. Some isolated…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), College Credits, Credentials, Foreign Countries
Williamson, James L.; And Others – 1984
This report analyzes information gathered by a task force, appointed by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), to investigate the current status of emergency or substandard certification measures used by state agencies and school districts. In an overview, the task force defines the role of teacher certification and…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Credentials, Educational Assessment, Educational Certificates
